North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first foreign trip since assuming power in 2011, meeting China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing and discussing giving up the country's nuclear weapons, according to Chinese state media. Kim, who made the surprise trip to the Chinese capital at Beijing's request, said he felt compelled to personally info

The magnificent 4km sweep of Copacabana beach is always impressive, but on New Year’s Eve, with more than two million people partying and watching the fireworks, it is extra special. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes

Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the US to call for tighter gun control. The March For Our Lives movement arose after 17 deaths in a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month. Student leader and Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez gave a powerful speech at the main Washington DC event. After listing the names

The Syrian government and its ally Russia have escalated a bombing campaign in Eastern Ghouta, an area in the Damascus Countryside home to 400,000 civilians. The attacks have left several hundreds dead and thousands injured since January 2018. This comes after six years of a cruel siege where Syrians have been trapped in a daily barrage of attacks